VEGE PATCH. What's growing in yours?

[Dave's Office]

Sounds like you need a bird net over it Dave, or even a very light shade cloth net. :Y:
The wild animals never play our game, good at their own though..... they probably realised you don't take the damaged ones, so are allout to damage as many as possibleas quick as they canjust so you leave their apricots alone(bugga's)

Unfortunately I let my Apricot and Peach trees get too big over the last couple of years, I'm gunna give em a good old Short Back And Sides this year so I'll be able to get a net over em next year Silver, that'll piss those pesky Wattle Birds off :lol:

 

[Dave's Office]

Sounds like you need a bird net over it Dave, or even a very light shade cloth net. :Y:
The wild animals never play our game, good at their own though..... they probably realised you don't take the damaged ones, so are allout to damage as many as possibleas quick as they canjust so you leave their apricots alone(bugga's)

Unfortunately I let my Apricot and Peach trees get too big over the last couple of years, I'm gunna give em a good old Short Back And Sides this year so I'll be able to get a net over em next year Silver, that'll piss those pesky Wattle Birds off :lol:

These are my Peach and Apricot trees, you can see how big I've let em get, I'm picking plenty of Apricots but I'm taking them off earlier than I'd like because of the pesky Wattle Birds, but they ripen up after 4 or 5 days, I've started stewing them, I'll put some photos on the cooking thread.

 

[silver]

Seen your cooking of the fruit too.... looking good :drooling:

 

[silver]

Got the next step done, none too soon either, they were starting to get that hungry look about em
Coffee

Yep..... hungry

In their spot now, nice deep pots for good tap root growth
Around 40 all up(maybe 29)

Also potted on 5 maringa trees, deep pots too for the same reason.

There was also a passionfruit that i potted on as well, into a purple pot, and two slim tropical plum cuttings I put in for a chance.

 

[Jaros]

They look healthy mate.
I got my 7 beds lined up and will join them together soon. Backs too sore. There are 4 across the back and 3 coming forward in an "E" formation.
The Pathy's running a bit rough on LPG. I think a crook batch of gas from the Stones Cnr. BP. Will have to run it out till empty again. Ok on Petrol.

 

[silver]

You'll have to post a photo once they're all in position. Don't over do your back on account of that though. :Y:

 

[Jaros]

It doesn't take much to really hurt-Carolyns' done 98% of the work. Joker is Trumped.

 

[Solid Luck]

Went back to Werribee a couple of days ago to check the patch. Things are starting to ripen up.
There's about a gazillion tomatoes in there.
Plus a few other things.

 

[RuddyCrazy]

I had a manzano chilli tree that lasted 8 years and I used to get 5kg's of a single harvest, that made for a good ferment and the chilli vodka and brandy was a winner.

Got a new chilli tree and with it's first harvest I will have enough for a 5 litre ferment and more chilli vodka is on the way

 

[Jaros]

I've decided to grow Marigolds around the edges of the beds for pollination purposes and they look pretty as well. {)

 

[silver]

Here's some info about pollinator attracting plants that you can eat

Link to site

https://www.growveg.com.au/guides/best-edibles-for-pollinator-gardens/

 

[Wishfull]

I've decided to grow Marigolds around the edges of the beds for pollination purposes and they look pretty as well. {)

They spread very easily. You'll have heaps in no time.

 

[user 12139]

I'm trying to keep the Wattle Birds out of my apricot tree at the moment, the tree is loaded and I don't mind any of the birds having a feed, but they jump from one piece of fruit to the other chewing big holes in em, little buggers have got to learn how to play the game.

bloody wattle birds, they are sh*ts of things. They give other birds so much grief too

 

[user 12139]

Here's some info about pollinator attracting plants that you can eat

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...reenshot_20220117-222846_samsung_internet.jpg

Link to site

https://www.growveg.com.au/guides/best-edibles-for-pollinator-gardens/

great stuff, need more people to plant pollen attractants, helps to keep bees busy with breading too. We're lucky, we've a hive in a wattle 30m out the back door, been there now since mid Nov. They've done a ripper job for us this year, everything has fruited very nicely

 

[Topenda]

Found some Atlantic seeds in the fridge purchased years ago. :/
One packet had only one seed ,the other 5 seeds.

Planted one seed of the 180 kg variety.
2or 3 days later....

So i planted the 518kg 'big boy' yesterday.
Any one have previous luck with giant pumpkins? Need all your secrets please. layful:

 

[RM Outback]

Found some Atlantic seeds in the fridge purchased years ago. :/
One packet had only one seed ,the other 5 seeds.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...20873/1642833018_img20220121161755_medium.jpg
Planted one seed of the 180 kg variety.
2or 3 days later....
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...20873/1642833301_img20220121161114_medium.jpg
So i planted the 518kg 'big boy' yesterday.
Any one have previous luck with giant pumpkins? Need all your secrets please. layful:

:8 there frigging BIG

 

[silver]

Peter Peter would know what to do

 

[silver]

You can see them growing them on YouTube, nothing else allowed to grow in the patch, has tarp fence around it to stop the wind damage to leaves , or seeds blowing in, or low insects too I'd suppose, once the pumpkin vine spreads I think they only have one pumpkin per arm(probly till they decide which pumpkin will be the big one maybe). Can't wait to see how it goes. I have a farmer friend wanting to grow one too.

 

[Jaros]

So far so good-all recycled goods. All the waste goes in the bottom of the boxes-Happy so far -soil comes in a day or so.

There's still a few rewmnants of the old pool like poles etc. I think i cemented these in too well.
Have to think of a colour to paint the iron.

 

[Jaros]

After the dry dead wood goes in I a putting a layer of sugar cane mulch then Cow manure and an organic fertilizer like Dynamic lifter Soil improver and a layer of good garden soil mixed with Vermiculite to hold moisture and on that another layer of sugar cane mulch.
Happy Gardening.
Jaros.